Jeffrey talks about A Prisoner of Birth

Jeffrey talks about A Prisoner of Birth, his homage to the Dumas classic, The Count of Monte Cristo.

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A Prisoner of Birth

Hi.  Many people. Ask me which. Is my favourite book. It would be easy to say Kane and Abel, because it’s not least it sold a million copies in the first week, has sold 37 million and has been read by a hundred million people.

But actually, I have a very soft spot for A Prisoner of Birth, my attempt to rewrite Dumas’s wonderful account of Monte Cristo in modern day. So if you liked Kane & Abel and you haven’t read A Prisoner of Birth, I say to all my readers, please give it a try.

And indeed, let me know how you feel about A Prisoner of Birth.

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